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Shah Rukh has sent a SMS to his team saying that he would boycott the remaining matches of the IPL till the League clarified the code of conduct and cricketing authorities.

King Khan cannot digest the fact that ICC anti-corruption department has objected his proximity to his own players. He said that he finds it really ridiculous that he would pay his players to loose when he have already paid so heavily for building a team for winning ! His main objection is to the fact that this action somewhat labels him as a bookie.

He also pointed out to the fact that while other owners are being allowed to mix freely with their team members - he has been singled out just due to his celebrity status. Earlier he had also expressed his unhappiness about the entertainment tax levied on his team by the West Bengal Government which is not applicable in any other states.

Meanwhile IPL governing body went out of its way to bend rules and issue special red passes to team owners allowing then fifteen minutes access to dressing rooms and dugout.

Perhaps what everyone is missing out the fact which probably raised concern among the icc anti-corruption is King Khans visit to the opponents teams (Chennai Superkings) dug out during the Kolkata match. This may not have been taken well by the ICC authorities and rightly so - Cricket does not follow the rules of Bollywood where everything can be scripted conveniently.

Also, the dismal performance of Kolkata Knight Riders must be adding fuel to King Khans frustration - but rules are rules - Cricket is a game of discipline and performance - emotions do not have much place here.

True we will loose out on the cheering performance  of King Khan in the semis and the finals - but Virender Shewag, Gambhir, Sachin, Shaun Marsh, Yuvraj, MS Dhoni, Jayasiriya are no less real-life entertainers.

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The Australian Cricket Board is in the process of formulating its own IPL-style Twenty20 league the summer after next, however on a less extravagant scale than the current Indian version - reports the Sydney Morning Herald

Since last moth Cricket Australia was considering a franchised league to attract new fans and cash in on the Twenty20 revolution, and chief executive James Sutherland yesterday confirmed the existing domestic Big Bash would be revamped for the 2009-10 season.

For the past year, CA has envisaged a football-like system with Australia as one of several international club leagues, with one or two provincial sides from New Zealand likely to make it an Australasian competition.

Sutherland said a review would address the structure of the tournament, a salary cap and whether teams could import stars, but he also acknowledged Australia, with its relatively small population, could not expect to generate the sums seen in India.

“There’s lots of challenges but we’re absolutely committed to revamping our Twenty20 competition in a positive fashion,” he said - added SMH.